BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How many of these falls caused an injury?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Falls (Age 45+)

How many of these falls caused an injury?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more falls caused an injury	No injuries
North Carolina	1,829	637	34.6	31.8-37.4	1,192	65.4	62.6-68.2
-Piedmont NC	808	275	32.8	28.8-37.2	533	67.2	62.8-71.2
GENDER
Male	279	78	22.6	17.4-28.8	201	77.4	71.2-82.6
Female	529	197	40.3	34.9-46.0	332	59.7	54.0-65.1
RACE
White	696	233	34.5	30.0-39.2	463	65.5	60.8-70.0
African American	91	33	24.5	15.9-35.8	58	75.5	64.2-84.1
Other Minorities	18	8	35.7	16.0-61.8	10	64.3	38.2-84.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	1	14.6	2.0-59.2	6	85.4	40.8-98.0
Non-Hispanic	795	272	33.0	28.9-37.4	523	67.0	62.6-71.1
AGE
45-54	235	87	31.6	24.6-39.5	148	68.4	60.5-75.4
55-64	243	88	35.5	28.1-43.7	155	64.5	56.3-71.9
65-74	159	51	33.7	25.3-43.2	108	66.3	56.8-74.7
75+	171	49	30.3	22.0-40.2	122	69.7	59.8-78.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	47	42.4	31.5-54.1	88	57.6	45.9-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	234	84	33.7	26.4-41.8	150	66.3	58.2-73.6
Some Post-H.S.	215	80	33.6	26.4-41.7	135	66.4	58.3-73.6
College Graduate	223	64	26.7	19.9-34.8	159	73.3	65.2-80.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	138	56	42.9	32.0-54.5	82	57.1	45.5-68.0
$15,000- 24,999	161	65	36.8	27.9-46.6	96	63.2	53.4-72.1
$25,000- 34,999	81	28	37.1	25.3-50.8	53	62.9	49.2-74.7
$35,000- 49,999	89	28	25.5	16.5-37.3	61	74.5	62.7-83.5
$50,000-74,999	85	33	32.5	21.7-45.6	52	67.5	54.4-78.3
$75,000+	127	30	27.1	18.3-38.2	97	72.9	61.8-81.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	519	210	39.5	34.1-45.2	309	60.5	54.8-65.9
No	282	65	23.0	17.3-29.9	217	77.0	70.1-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	136	36	21.8	14.7-31.0	100	78.2	69.0-85.3
Non-Veteran	672	239	35.4	30.8-40.2	433	64.6	59.8-69.2

Total
Respond.^

1 or more falls caused an injury

No injuries

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,829

637

34.6

31.8-37.4

1,192

65.4

62.6-68.2

-Piedmont NC

808

275

32.8

28.8-37.2

533

67.2

62.8-71.2

GENDER

Male

279

22.6

17.4-28.8

201

77.4

71.2-82.6

Female

529

197

40.3

34.9-46.0

332

59.7

54.0-65.1

RACE

White

696

233

34.5

30.0-39.2

463

65.5

60.8-70.0

African American

24.5

15.9-35.8

75.5

64.2-84.1

Other Minorities

35.7

16.0-61.8

64.3

38.2-84.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.6

2.0-59.2

85.4

40.8-98.0

Non-Hispanic

795

272

33.0

28.9-37.4

523

67.0

62.6-71.1

AGE

45-54

235

31.6

24.6-39.5

148

68.4

60.5-75.4

55-64

243

35.5

28.1-43.7

155

64.5

56.3-71.9

65-74

159

33.7

25.3-43.2

108

66.3

56.8-74.7

75+

171

30.3

22.0-40.2

122

69.7

59.8-78.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

135

42.4

31.5-54.1

57.6

45.9-68.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

234

33.7

26.4-41.8

150

66.3

58.2-73.6

Some Post-H.S.

215

33.6

26.4-41.7

135

66.4

58.3-73.6

College Graduate

223

26.7

19.9-34.8

159

73.3

65.2-80.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

138

42.9

32.0-54.5

57.1

45.5-68.0

$15,000- 24,999

161

36.8

27.9-46.6

63.2

53.4-72.1

$25,000- 34,999

37.1

25.3-50.8

62.9

49.2-74.7

$35,000- 49,999

25.5

16.5-37.3

74.5

62.7-83.5

$50,000-74,999

32.5

21.7-45.6

67.5

54.4-78.3

$75,000+

127

27.1

18.3-38.2

72.9

61.8-81.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

519

210

39.5

34.1-45.2

309

60.5

54.8-65.9

282

23.0

17.3-29.9

217

77.0

70.1-82.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

136

21.8

14.7-31.0

100

78.2

69.0-85.3

Non-Veteran

672

239

35.4

30.8-40.2

433

64.6

59.8-69.2

Back to Falls (Age 45+).

*This question was asked of those who reported having one or more falls in the past 3 months.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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